Bridge In Aguilas, Hotel Puerto Joan Montiel

2nd Feb 2021 - 8 or 15 days, 9th Feb 2021 - 8 days

8 days from £679pp

A warm welcome awaits at the friendly, family-run Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel! Back by popular demand, this fantastic Bridge holiday is a marvellous opportunity to discover delightful Águilas on a beautifully unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Calida.

Bridge directed by Nigel Durie, and hosted by Pauline Durie and Jacky Baker

7 or 14 nights at the 4-star Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel

Family-run hotel with friendly staff and beautiful seafront location

Excellent golf courses and interesting excursions in the area

Club Standard Bridge

This holiday is a club standard bridge holiday licensed by the EBU (English Bridge Union) with Masterpoints awarded and duplimated boards used. We have recently introduced electronic scoring to our holidays and hand records are also provided. Our qualified & experienced directors construct a programme of interesting seminars and varied bridge sessions to offer variety during each holiday.

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Bridge in Águilas, Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel

In the heart of Murcia’s Costa Calida, the charming town of Águilas enjoys a warm microclimate making it the perfect place to soak up some winter sunshine and play Bridge. We’ll be staying in the Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel Spa & Base Nautica, which, with its stunning Mediterranean views overlooking Juan Montiel Marina and the Bay of Poniente de Águilas, proved hugely popular with First for Bridge guests. A stroll along the attractive seafront promenade takes us to the historic centre of Águilas with its ancient buildings, hilltop castle, Roman baths and fabulous city square where tapas bars spill out onto the pavement. There are some great local seafood restaurants close to the harbour awash with colourful fishing boats sitting side by side with sleek yachts. Golfers won’t be disappointed with two excellent courses close to the hotel. They include Águilon Golf, which is renowned as the best desert golf course in Europe. There is plenty of interest in the region and just a short drive from Águilas the city of Cartagena showcases some 2,000 years of history. Or, if you wish to combine culture with shopping why not visit the capital Murcia with its stunning cathedral, and stores and boutiques in the famous Corte Ingles.

What to expect from this Bridge holiday:

Make your own way to Murcia International airport, where transfers will be included on our specific arrival and departure dates. Flights to Murcia International airport should be available on these dates departing from many UK airports. On arrival, your included transfer will take approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes.

At the start of your Bridge holiday you’ll be invited to join our Bridge director and host for a welcome meeting in the hotel. Any single travellers will have the opportunity to find a partner for the Bridge room.

Our Bridge programmes will vary according to the length of your break, and, in addition to playing Bridge, we try to include interesting Bridge seminars, hosted by your Bridge Director.

Your duplicate Bridge will be available every evening between 7.45pm and 11.15pm and we endeavour to vary these evening sessions, balancing between teams and pairs, with at least one Swiss style event during a two-week Bridge break.

Bridge will also be offered some afternoons between 2.30pm and 4.45pm. These sessions are normally given over to open pairs/teams.

During your Bridge holiday nothing is obligatory and you can play in as many, or as few, Bridge sessions as you wish. We don’t forget you are on holiday and our Bridge programmes also allow time to relax and the opportunity for you to explore the surrounding area.

Included in our package:

Full bridge programme, directed by Nigel Durie, and hosted by Pauline Durie and Jacky Baker with seminars and varied bridge sessions

Masterpoints and prizes awarded

Transfers from Murcia International airport on our arrival and departure dates

7 or 14 nights in 4* accommodation on a half board basis

House wine and water with dinner

Welcome cocktail

Nigel & Pauline Durie

Nigel and Pauline are both retired professionals – Nigel from teaching and Pauline from teaching via a long nursing career. They have played bridge together for over 30 years, are both National Masters and have represented the North East in county matches.

Nigel is an experienced county director and has been the chairman of his local club for longer than he cares to remember. Over the last few years he has run a very popular ‘supervised improvers night’ guiding and encouraging relatively inexperienced players to gain confidence in their ability to play at a higher level. Pauline is a club director who has experience of organising local and county congresses and has been actively involved in promoting bridge in the North East. Their main interests in life outside of bridge are travel and their two delightful granddaughters.

Their aim is to ensure that guests leave us smiling and with good memories of stunning locations, enjoyable bridge, and of making new friends.

Jacky Baker

Jacky has worked with Arena for many years and has wonderful memories of the many holidays herself and her husband Bob were involved in and the lovely people they met along the way. She is a retired teacher and for many years also helped with the running of her local playgroup.

She has been playing bridge for as long as she can remember and enjoys playing at every opportunity. With Bob she had many triumph's at congresses around the country and has also played for the county on several occasions. Her three children are a great support to her although she is still trying to persuade them that they need to take up bridge!

Meet us at the airport overseas

Our 'meet us at the airport' option allows you to book your own transport independently and choose one of the many flights available from several UK airports.

Transfers will be included on our specific arrival and departure dates. If you choose to arrive or depart on a different day, there may be an additional supplement charged to cover your transfer costs.

Add flights to the package

If you require assistance booking your own flights, please contact our friendly reservations team who will be happy to help. These will be subject to an administration fee and are subject to availability at the time of booking.

Dates:

2nd February 2021: 8 or 15 days
9th February 2021: 8 days

Prices:

All prices listed below are per person and exclude flights

Twin/double share: from £679 for 8 days, from £1169 for 15 days
Double room for sole use: from £742 for 8 days, from £1295 for 15 days
Sea view room upgrade: from £15 per night
2 bed suites: price available on request - please call
Deposit: £150

Your Accommodation

Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel Spa & Base Nautica

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Overview

A delightful family-run hotel, the Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel, Spa & Nautical Base boasts a beautiful location on the seafront at Águilas on Murcia’s Costa Calida. With friendly staff, excellent facilities, relaxing public lounges and just 126 light and spacious bedrooms, the hotel lends itself perfectly to our First for Bridge holidays.

Hotel Facilities & Amenities

Buffet breakfast is served in the hotel’s spacious restaurant. In the evening, the buffet-style dining with show cooking includes an excellent selection of both local and international dishes, local wine and mineral water. Drinks are served in La Taberna and the Piano Bar, and there are stunning sea views from the hotel’s beautiful terrace, which is the perfect place to enjoy lunch, coffee or an aperitif.

Hotel facilities include an indoor and outdoor pool with sunbathing area, paddle tennis, mini-golf and bike rental. Offering excellent views over the Mediterranean, the Don Juan Spa has thermal pools, whirlpool and sauna, which along with massage and beauty treatments are available for a charge.